Has anyone else noticed that flower-scented sprays are now standard fixtures in the majority of public restrooms?I was up at the "But" * last week for some training and while availing myself of their toilet facilities noticed not one, but two, cans of air freshener strategically placed on the paper towel holder. Furthermore, each can was conspicously labeled with stern instructions not to remove them from the restroom.
It struck me then that the thoughtfully-provided can of air freshener has become ubiquitious.
Last time I checked, bathrooms, public and private alike, are used primarily for two functions - the cleansing of various body parts and the evacuation of bodily wastes - the latter of which is often quite odiferous.
After all, poop stinks.
So, while I am all for a certain amount of courteousness to others, should it really come as any surprise to someone entering a bathroom that they might encounter smells that are, well, stinky?
It's not like one plans to hang out any longer than is really necessary in a public restroom anyway - unless of course, one is Larry Craig.
*campus nickname for the Butravitch Building - home of UA Administrative Services
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